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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junakъ, parsable as юн (jun, “juvenile”) (obsolete) + -ак (-ak).
Pronunciation
Noun
юна́к • (junák) m (feminine юнаки́ня, relational adjective юна́чен or юна́ков or юна́шки, diminutive юна́че)
- (originally) young lad
- → hero, male champion
- Synonym: геро́й (gerój)
- → brave, daring man; lionheart
Declension
Derived terms
- юне́ж (junéž, “youth”) (dialectal)
- ю́нец (júnec, “young male bovine”)
- ю́ност (júnost, “youth”)
- ю́ноша (júnoša, “teenager”)
- ю́нга (júnga, “cabin boy”)
References
- “юнак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “юнак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak junák, from Proto-Slavic *junakъ. Cognate with Slovak junák. Semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian јунак / junak.
Pronunciation
Noun
юнак (junak) m pers (related adjective юнацки)
- hero, brave or strong man
- Near-synonym: герой (heroj)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “юнак”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junakъ. From Proto-Slavic *junъ (“young”) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix). Cognate with Bulgarian юна́к (junák), Czech jonák (Moravian junák), Polish junak.
Pronunciation
Noun
юна́к • (junák) m pers (genitive юнака́, nominative plural юнаки́, genitive plural юнакі́в, feminine юна́чка, relational adjective юна́цький or юна́чий or юнакі́в)
- young man
Declension
Declension of юна́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
Derived terms
Further reading